The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-07
THESNEW$YORKS FIGHT.
AND IT'S NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.
Tho Struggle for Honest Government In the
city-PresidehtC Cleveland Makes a had
~ hreak-Ills Friends View his Course "
with Shame and sorrow. 'r

NRw YORK, Nov. 6.-The interest In tho
New York election centelu in the campaign
IN New York City. The regular Democratic
candidate for States Attorney Is Col. Eel.
lowS. who wasnominated by the odlering,
Follows Ia supported by the Sun and Her
aid. /" Opposed to him Is De Lancy Nicoll,
the Independent Democrat brought out
BY tho Republicans and antl.rlng Dsmoc.
racy. Mr.. Nicoll has the support Of the.
entirc Republican press and tho ljorld
Democratie), the Time, and Posi- (Oleye.
land organs). It will bs remembered that
etwo last named journals have been
warm supporters Of Mr.Cleveland's ad-
mlniatration. Until a dsy or go sirc,T It
was assumed that President Cleveland,
as tho boasted friend Of civil service re.
form and purity in office, wss friendly to
the candidacy Of Mr.. Nicoll. This belief
was strengthened by tue ilct that the
efesident'G bent friends In New York are
among the supporters Of Nicoll and helped
to nominate him. They were no little
earprised, therefore, when, over his own
signature, he warmly endorsed Fellows.
the gambler and suspected bribe.taker,
who Is the candidate of the lowest element
o. .New York Democracy. Yesterdny'o
Times refraina lfrom criticising the Presi.
don't for thin course, but gives evidence Of
lts displeasure by renewed attacks upon
Eeilows and warmer advocacy Of Nicoll,
Tho Post, more honest than its neighbor.
speaks right out. /, Here 10 what 1t says OF
President Clevelsnd's letter: u. a
WHAT THE POST GAYS:
"Not satisfied with the abasement Of the
Mayor Of the city, the promoters
OF this deplorabls Fellows, nom.
ination have gone to Washington and got
from the President OF the United States q
letter, which We presume every honest
voter, oi whatever party, in New York has
read with ahams and sorrow, in which he :.
is made to say that r. a55i, 4
@"I know nothing which, If we're
voter IN the city Of Now York, would pre-
vent my support Of Mr.. Fellowa' candi.
dacy, without the leaat miegivingsas as to his
htnese, and with considerable personal
satisfaction lsF'5l51 > ! -" ~
We take leave to inform the President
that his knowing OF nothing that would
prevent his supporting Mr.. Fellows' can
didacy Ito be sure, this wGs written before
the exposure Of the Tweed and tho gamb-e
ling transactions) is q striking proof OF tho
implropriety OF bis interfering at all in
local conteBts OF this nature, Decent citi-
zens Of all psrtien arc trying hard to get
municipal aGairs out OF party politics.
both national and State. Mr.. Cleveland
has had sufficient experience OF municipal Z
government to know both the importance
and difficulty Of this tack. He ought not
therefore to permit himself to throw his
influence on either one eide or the other.
filling the office which he fills and living
at the distance at which he lives, even il
no wers as E fully informed, as he
must be groasly ignorant, Of New
York city politics. But to send on a
written endorsement Of candidate of
whose Lilo and manners, we are bound,
out Of respect for MIR. Cleveland's person
and oiIce, to presume that ho knows Moth !
ing, or next to nothing, and whose defeat
asmost every disinterested and intelligent
votsr, OF both parties In the city is trying
to ;conpass, is something very hard TO
bear. 10 say that this ia & cross violation
OF the propristiss Of the Presidential Office
is to criticize it very mildly. We will add
that if any one has persuaded him that il
can add to the support which was un.
ainchingly given him . in this CITY and
stste, without which he could not have
osen elec!sd, and cannot be reelected, he
has boon grossly imposed on. 1t hss
gfisyed thousands, with whose help be
cannot dispense. !.5l - .
J. The Torld (Democratic) e1prcsssu its
DISGUST ss follows: ,42ss ~ r.,
President Cleveland has interfered in
our local politics. He writes from Wesh-
ington to say that he wants Fsllowp elect s
ed. He has interfered, and that, too, in
the interest Of bad local government. The
people Of New York are fully capable Of
directing their own affairs, and they will
sdminiater a majestic rebuke to machine
politicians next Tuesday," 4
WHAT IT MEANS. s5F
Z The loss of his principal journalistic
atandbyea in New Y ork ia serious one to
President Cleveland, but he has brought IL
upon himself by meddling in local politics.
and personally endorsing Candidate (.
whose character is so unsayory. he has
placed himaelf in line with tho thieves
and thugs Of the city, and against auch re-.
iormers aa Schulz. Curtis, Jones, and that
class OF men, who up to the timo he wrote
that letter were bis most faithful cham
pions. 1T is to these men he owes his
present position. They will not, from this
time forward, be with him again. On tho
other hand, be has not gained single
friend among the ringsters. The signiti-
canoe OF tho whole matter is. that the sup.
port Of these Journals will be Withdrawn Z.
from President Cleveland, and he can no
longer look TO- New York. II kills him as
q candidate for denomination. The
chances for the Republicans in the State
and the election Of anti.Ring NcoIl in tho
city are considered excellent. It may be
further mentioned that Col. Fellows, the
gambler and suspected bribs.taker, who is
endorsed by President Cleveland, is an y
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